Homerun records are for wussies.
This comes from fellow Illowa APBA League manager Rob Moore with the subject line “Record set in final Highlanders series!”:
That’s right, Jeff Fulchino now has the highest ERA in IAL history for a pitcher with over 71 1/3 innings, with a 10.07 in 81 1/3 innings. And that’s WITH 4 1/3 innings of shutout ball over his last three appearances to end the year. Bobby Witt has a 10.72 in 71 1/3 innings in 1988 (he actually allowed 10+ runs per game in two consecutive seasons – he had a 10.57 in 1987). On a more positive note, Jeff got his only win of the season in the final series with Todd. Scott Kazmir also got his only win of the year in this series – he was the last pitcher in the pen for game 162, which went into the 11th. If the game had gone another 208 2/3 innings, I might have had to forfeit. The Highlanders end up 73-89.
I can empathize. Scott Olsen, who just retired from my Twin City Thunderchickens this year, broke the all time IAL walks record in 2008 with 213.
